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Fire up your favorite online entertainment system, grab something tasty to eat and drink, and cozy up on the couch as we launch the first in a series of WPA home-based programs, A Night In, featuring the work of virtuoso pianist Jenny Lin.

This past Sunday would have been the fourth and final installment of our Hayes Piano Series for the 2019/20 Season, featuring Jenny Lin. While much has changed at Washington Performing Arts over the last few weeks, one thing has remained the same: our commitment to spotlighting great art and arts education on our main stage, in the community, and in the classroom. Our Digital Engagement Focus Team (DEFT) has put together this package to share a night of art and inspiration with you—even if we can't be together in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater to see Jenny Lin's invigorating program of Études.

Enjoy A Night In with Jenny Lin, and share your evening with us by tagging us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Stay tuned for more from DEFT!

Jenny Lin sends her best!

Watch her personal greeting.

Enjoy this curated Spotify playlist, featuring selections from Jenny Lin's recordings:

The Etudes Project Vol. 1: Iceberg

Glass: Complete Études for Piano

Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes

Play on Spotify

Jenny Lin personally recommends the following food and drink pairings with her recordings:

The Etudes Project Vol. 1: Iceberg
• Spanish Cava and Tapas

Glass: Complete Études for Piano
• Sake-tini and Sushi

Chopin: The Complete Nocturnes
• Red Wine and Cheese Plate

Looking for a booze-free beverage?
Here's some refreshing inspiration!

Watch Cooking for Jenny, a musical documentary short film by Elemental Films portraying Jenny Lin's journey to northern Spain to meet composer Javier López de Guereña and prepare to premiere his piano concerto, ZAHARA.

Look here to find a variety of activities and resources for learners of all ages to engage with the arts in new ways. More opportunities coming soon!

Watch and listen as we follow a child named Melody through her day from breakfast to bedtime! Enjoy Jenny Lin's Children's Book, Melody's Mostly Musical Day—written, narrated, and accompanied on piano by Jenny Lin, with illustrations by Mikela Provost.

We get it—you're looking for things to get excited about. Tonight, we're looking to Jenny Lin for inspiration.

Coming up from Jenny Lin: a video collaboration with Philip Glass! Check out this teaser video featuring Glass's Étude No. 6.

Fun Fact: Jenny Lin enjoys Netflix's selection of Spanish TV shows! Join her in bingeing House of Flowers, Cable Girls, and High Seas.

Jenny Lin is a Champion of artistic excellence and education in the arts. We extend our deepest appreciation as she elevates our spirits and reminds us what it means to be human, especially in this extraordinary time.

Our performance sponsors, Mary and Chris Mahle, our Hayes Piano Series sponsors Betty Bullock and John Silton, and our Honorary Patron for Jenny Lin's recital, Representative Stanley Kao of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, are also Champions—they initially supported Jenny Lin's main stage performance and have continued their support and partnership as we work to bring the arts and arts education to you in new ways.

And now more than ever, YOU are our Champions. Your new gift, your sustained support, your ticket donation—every dollar counts in helping us to continue to realize our mission as we move toward the future. Champions come in all shapes and sizes: Every gift matters. Join us!

Be a Champion